The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-09

| and evening.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE-"A Gypsy Baron, after
/ noon and evening.
| ENGLISH'S OPERAHOUSE-aJoa of Arc - altar
noon and evening.
THE MUsEUM-"A Mountain Pink" afternoon and
evening.
| In Brief
| Oscar Franklin and Herbert Ewing each thir-
| School yesterday by Judge Irwin for pilfering
from fruit cars.
| John Cadwallsder, charged with assaulting
MS neighbor Mrs. Eliza Custer, because she
narocred his canary bird. was acquitted in the
Criminal Court yesterday morning.
| Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Matthew Slavin and Martha Foster. James Finn
and Kate Miller, VIM. C. Middaw and Mary E.
Kramer, Philip Klein and Ida Roswinkle.
| :. The sheriff of Marion county. Illinois, was in
tne city yesterday with q prisoner named Snod-
grass, wanted for criminal assault upon a small
girl The fugitive captured in Johns on
county yesterday morning.
William j. Hugo and Thomas j. Brown
nave been appointed executors of the will of
charlotte Hugo. deceased, and Mr.. Hugo has
been appointed guardian for his brother. Ed
ward Hugo, who was adjudged to be of unsound
mind by the Circuit Court.
The Church at Work Publishing Company
filed its articles with the Secretary of State yes
terday. 1t will continue the pu olication of the
Church at Work in this city. The capital stock
IL "a 900. The directors are e. P. Whallen, w.
a Patton and w. H. Elvin.
The trial of John Wagner. the saioon-k keeper
who was arrested on Sunday on the charge of
admitting o number of men to his saloon
through the rear OF his residence was post
poned: yesterday. until to-day. He claims that
heusion.
Casper Hess. saloon keeper doing business
On tho corner of Madison avenue and Downey
street, was arrested last night on a warrant
charging him with selling liquor last Sunday.
The warrant was sworn out by Mary Russell,
VINO claims TO have bought a bottle Of beer in
his place on Sunday
Building permits were issued yesterday to
Louisa a. Steiert for frame house Huron
street, near Virginia avenue, to cost $500; TO
Emma d. Young for a frame cottage Law
renee renee. street, near Hazel, TO cost $780, and TO
Heller & Son for q brick carriage shop o. Ten
nessee street, between Market and Washington,
TO cost Sc, 900.
REDUCING THE TOWNSHIP DEBT.
Township Trustee Many has, during the last
year. paid off Sc. 900 Of the principal of his pred
ecessor kits indebtedness of sec. 900. In addi-
tion to this, So 600 interest has been paid and
Captain Many proposes to reduce the principal
by 30. 600 year SO long as he Is in Office. Dur
ing the month of October he saved $541 in
amount during the corresponding month last
year.
A CARPENTERS TERRIBLE FALL.
George Denny. a carpenter living at No. 81
North New Jersey street. while working on the
building Charles E. Kregelo is remodeliug on
North Delaware street. slipped and fell from
the third story yesterday afternoon. and was
probably fatally injured. He struck head first
on dressed log beneath the building and his
sso was sctursd and his right
home in Kregelos ambulance.
DOCTOR PARKER's LECTURE TONIGHT.
DR.. Joseph Parker, the famous English preach
er, will open the lecture course at Plymouth
Church to night taking for his subject 'Chris-
dian Agnostcism." The qualified indorse-
ments he is receiving from the press and the
crowded houses that greet him wherever he goes
are strong proofs of his unquestioned ability as
an orator. thinker, and entertaining and in
structive lecturer. The number of seats re-
served already indicates q CROWDED house to-
night
IN PURSUIT OF THIEVES.
Last night. between and o'clock, William
Hughes, farmer living in Washington town
ship. near Augusta station, discovered two men
stealing horse aud buggy from his stable. The
horse was already hitched to the buggy, and as
soon as the men saw Mr.. Hughes. they drove
away He mounted another horse, and followed
the thieves to the city but lost sight of them on
North Meridian street The race from his farm
to the city was lively one all the way, but Mr.
Hughes could never get close enough TO the men
to stop them.
OFFICERS NORTHERN INSANE HOSPITAL.
The board for the erection of insane hos
pitfalls held session at their rooms yesterday
afternoon. which was devoted chiefly to auditing
bills. They elected officers for the asylum at
Logansport follows:
Assist amt Physicans-Dr. T. B. Wynn of Jen-
nings county. and DR.. S E. Smith, of Gosport.
Steward-George s. Foreman, Logansport.
Store-keeper-A. d. Ogburn. New Castle.
The greater portion of the afternoon was con-
sumed in considering a claim of the contractors
for the Southern hospital for extra stone work
in excavating for foundations
BUSINESS OF THE LOCAL cUsToM.HousE
The Indianapolis custom-house has prepared
its report for the month ending Nov. l. 1887.
The value of goods entered in October was
s34 37l. The duties paid on them was $14. 294 50.
This shows continuing increase of importa-
ton this point For the four months
of the present fiscal year, beginning July l, the
duties paid amount to $67, 423. rs; for the same
four months of last year the duties were S29,-
576.72 The increase is $37. BAT o.. This is due
porters here have in the last year adopted the
plan of taking goods out at this point, instead
of at exterior ports, as heretofore, the object
being saving of brokerage.
NEW EVIDENCE AGAINST THE CoNsPIRAToRs.
There is not much chance for trying the tally
suaily heavy docket of civil cases here, with an
other at New Albany. will keep the court busy
until several days after the first of the year 1t
was suggested TO District Attorney Sellers, last
evening, that the trial of one two of the in
dicted would, no doubt, be a mere formality in
view of what developed on the first trial
- don't know about that" he replied Il feel
less like letting go the men who were thought
to be only technically guilty than / did on the
first trial / am in the possession of some new
evidence that does not warrant clemency for
any one of the lot
A MISSING BOY PROBABLY LOCATED
Two years ago the nine year-oid of Nelson |
Ford, farmer Of Miami county, strangely dis
appeared. and although every effort was made
at the time and continually since, to learn of |
the boys whereabouts. trace of him could be |
found Several months ago a boy was picked up |
in this city by the police and sent to the |
Or phan's Home. The other day the ladies CT the
home happened to see a description of the miss
ing boy from Miami. and it described so we'll
one of the boys they have that the father of the
missing lad has been notified to come to the
city and see if he identify the orphan as his
child. The name of the missing boy Elisha
Ford, and the boy at the Home says his name